Theo de Jong

In 1977 ‘Starlight Dancer’ was released, the only Kayak album with bassplayer Theo de Jong and drummer Charles Louis Schouten. 

Theo (left) and Charles

Theo de Jong was born in Utrecht in 1957, in a very musical family. After trying some other instruments, he became interested in the bass guitar.  He developed into one Holland’s most ‘wanted’ bassists, playing both pop and jazz/jazzrock.

Theo played with many wellknown Dutch bands and artists, like Ekseption, Kaz Lux, Ilse Delange and Trijntje Oosterhuis. But he also performed with big international names like Gino Vannelli and Toots Thielemans. Theo is still a fulltime bassplayer, and he teaches bass guitar and ensemble at two Dutch conservatories. He plays in the band 3 Hands Clapping and in other 'projects'..

There are not many ‘live’-pictures of Kayak with Theo. Thanks to Hilco Arendshorst of Classic Rock Photos and to Theo himself, here are a few nice ones:

 

In 2001, Theo played in the band of singer Ilse de Lange. And guess who played guitar in that band? A young Joost Vergoossen! A future Kayak member on stage with an ex-Kayak member!

Joost and Theo in the Ilse de Lange Band